linux-kernel - Re: [Patch] Wait for console to become available, ver 3

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Message-ID: <20090420222948.GA11068@cuplxvomd02.corp.sa.net>
Date:	Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:29:48 -0700
From:	David VomLehn <dvomlehn@...co.com>
To:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Patch] Wait for console to become available, ver 3

> Personally, I'm in favor of adding a boot parameter.  Things could be 
> simplified slightly by treating a negative value (or a missing value) 
> as indicating an infinite timeout; then only one new parameter would be 
> needed instead of two.

I'm allergic to the idea of a user interface using negative one to mean
infinity. It's an bizzare idea that makes sense only to programming
wankers. Such as ourselves. Having a missing value mean infinitity is a
not whole lot better.

I do agree with the idea of adding one boot parameter rather than two. How
about keeping the consoledelay parameter, but allow it to either take a
string, such as "forever", or an integer, which is the number of milliseconds
to delay?  I think that will make sense to a lot more people.

Note that, as far as the implementation goes, using a -1 to mean an infinite
wait may very well make sense. I just don't think it makes sense where decent
people can see it.
--
David VomLehn
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